Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir

Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir (born 1 December 2000) is an Icelandic artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2023 Icelandic national champion and is the 2023 Northern European champion on the uneven bars.

Early life
Thelma Aðalsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík in 2000. She studied pharmacology at the University of Iceland.

2017
Thelma competed at the 2017 Northern European Championships in Tórshavn where she helped Iceland place second as a team. Individually she won silver on the uneven bars behind Helmi Murto of Finland.

2018
Thelma competed at the Nordic Championships where she helped Iceland place fourth as a team. Individually she placed tenth in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars. Thelma next competed at the European Championships where she helped Iceland place 22nd as a team during qualifications. In October Thelma made her World Championships debut; she helped Iceland finish 36th during qualifications.

2022
Thelma won her first national championships title in 2022. She later competed at the Nordic Championships, winning gold on balance beam and helping Iceland place third as a team. In August Thelma competed at the European Championships where she placed 33rd in the all-around, which qualified her as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. At the World Championships Thelma finished 81st overall during qualifications.

2023
Thelma began the 2023 season retaining her national all-around title. She next competed at the European Championships where she placed 48th in the all-around during qualifications. Although she did not advance to the final, she qualified as an individual to compete at the upcoming World Championships. In September Thelma competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she qualified to the vault event final; she finished seventh.

At the World Championships Thelma finished 66th overall during qualifications, earning a personal best ranking. Thelma ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she won gold on the uneven bars.